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Washington Elementary School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School, a mid-tier elementary school in Lynn, Massachusetts, overseen by Lynn, enrolls 453 students, covering grades K through 5.
Lynn comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 16,364 students; Washington Elementary School is among them.
Demographically, Washington Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 18% Black, 6% White, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Washington Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Essex County put the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Essex County runs 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), of which Washington Elementary School is one.
The closest other public school is Lynn Vocational Technical Institute, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Washington Elementary School's enrollment has fell 4% since 2018, when it stood at 470 (now 453). The Black share of enrollment expanded from 13% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.
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